Collapsible bed



J, R. ELDER.

COLLAPSI BLE BED.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 27, 19!].

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JAIVIES R. ELDER, 0F OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA.

ooLLArsrBLn BED.

Specification of Letters Patent.

, Patented.rrar. 22, 19211.

Application filed September 27, 1917. Serial No. 193,408.

To all 101L077? it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMns R, ELDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Oakland, in the county of Alameda and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Beds, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in beds having legs and head and tootpieces which can be collapsed or folded to enable the bed to be rolled into a receptacle oi small height or beneath another bed. The object of the invention is to provide a bed of this character having movable parts so arranged that the bed will be compact and will not interfere with the bed clothes.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a perspective view or the bed extended for use; Fig. 2 is a similar view of the same collapsed; Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view of a portion or the bed on the line of Fig. l; Fig. & is a longitudinal section of said portion; Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view. I

Referring to the drawing, 1 indicates side rails or the bed which are in the term of angle-ironswith' 'their vertical members 2 depending from the outer sides 01 the horizontal members3, and connected at the ends by end rails t which are also in the form of angle-irons having their vertical members the outer edges of the horizontal members, and to these latter is attached the fabric or other springs (not shown) for supporting the bed mattress Adjacent to their ends the horizontal members 3 oi the angle-irons arefslotted, shown at 6, and through said slots extend the angular end members 7 of end pieces 8 forming respectively the head piece and foot piece of the bed; Said'angular members 7 are pivoted between the vertical members 2 of the side rails and angular brackets 9 lastened to the horizontal members 3 of the side rails, and to the lower ends of said angular members are pivotally connected by means of the ends of rods 11, the upper ends or legs l2,thc lower ends of said legs being mounted upon rollers or casters l3. Said rods 11 extend in a transverse direction relative to the bed, and their lower ends extend through, and are connected to, the lower ends of the legs 12011 the side of the bed opposite to the angular members 7 to which their upper ends are connected. While the 7 main portions of the rods extend obliquelydownward transversely to the bed, their upper ends extend horizontally,.as shown. in Fig. '5, and said upper ends are threaded, as shown at 14, and on to them'are screwed socket pieces 16 which extend through the angular members 7 and legs 12 and form pivots therefor, nuts 17 being screwed upon said threaded portions 14 of the rods against the ends of said socket pieces to hold the adjacent ends of the parts 7 and 12 in place. To collapse the bed the end pieces are swung upon their pivots, so that the main portions of said end "pieces extend horizontally to ward each other parallel with the bed frame and holding the bed clothes between themselves and the bed frame. By this movement the lower ends of the'angular pieces" are swungupwardly into close proximity to the side rails, and by the same movement the legs 12 are also'swung into a nearly horizontal position in close proximity to the side rails, forthe reason that said legs 12 are tied to said side rails by tie rods 18, pivotally connected at their ends, as shownat 19, 2 1, tomediate' portions of the legs andto the side I rails respect1velyi- Spring latches 15 "are secured to the inner sides 0]": the end members 32 of the end pieces and engage the horizontal members or" the end rails to hold the end pieces in their extended positions. /Vhile four such spring latches are herein shown, any one of these latches alone will be operative for this purpose. Coiled springs 22 are attached at their ends respectively to the side rails and angular portions by means of eyes 23, 2st, in said side rails and angular portions and oppose a movement of the end pieces from an extended a collapsed. position and assist in moving the end pieces to their extended position when required and therefore in raising the bed from its lower position to its position ready for use The angular members of the head I iece and foot oiece resoectivel are 0 aeratively connected with each other, so that both can only move at the same time, by means oi rods 26, the outer ends of which "are pivotally connected to said angular membersbeneath the pivots oi? the latter,

while their inner ends are pivotally connected to rocking arms 27, which are pivoted to angle-irons 30 attached to the horizontal members of the side rails.

When the end pieces are collapsed and the legs are raised into closeproximity to the side rails, the side rails are, supported by means of rollers 28 mounted in legs 29 depending from said side ralls.

Upon the side rails at their ends and near their inner edges are secured guard plates 7 31 which serve to protect the bed clothes from being pinched and torn-by the end pieces when moving from their extended to their collapsed. position, or conversely.

The provision 01: the slots 6 in the horizontal members of the side rails permits the end pieces to be moved about their pivots without the necessity of any projections outside the side rails, and without interfering with the bed clothes. I

I claim: t

1; In a collapsible bed, the combination of a bed frame having side rails, end pieces having angular members extending from the ends of the bed longitudinally toward each other and pivoted to said side rails, means for holding the end pieces in an upright po-v sition, legs pivotally secured tothe lower p,ortions of said angular members, rollers upon which the lower ends of the legs are mounted,tie rods pivotallv connected to the side rails and to said legs at points intermediateb etween their pivots and saidrollers, rods each connected in its outer end to the part of an angular member beneath its pivot and a rock ngarm pivoted upon the adja'centside rail and connected at its ends between the ends of said rods. i. 1-

2. In a collapsible bed, the combination oiabed frame having side rails consisting of angle irons with horizontal members having therein longitudinally extending; slots, end

short forked pieces having angular members extending from the ends of the bed longitudinally toa bed frame having side rails consisting of i angle-irons with horizontal members having therein longitudinally extendingv slots, end pieces having angular members extending from the ends of the bed longitudinally toward each other and extending through said slots andpivoted to said side rails,

rods each connected at its outer end to the-- part of an angular member beneath its pivot and, a rocking arm pivoted upon the adjacent side rail and connectedat its ends between the ends of said rods, latches secured to'said end pieces and engaging-the bed frame to holdv the end piecesin theirrextended position, legs pivotally secured to the lower portions of said angular lnembers,

rollers upon which thelower ends of the legs are mounted, and tie rods pivotally ;:on-

nected to the rails of the bed and to said legs at points intermediate betweentheir pivots andsaid rollers. 7 A V JAMES B. Elli oER. v 

